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The Big Picture
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The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives. thinkbigpicturesubstack.com
You can practically hear Elon Musk’s heavy breathing through the screen.
President Zelenskyy's message is clear. When decisions are being made, whether about you, your gender, your country, your religion, or your race, you deserve a seat at that table.
Two weeks until Election Day and the closing arguments are in. Tomorrow we dig into the ads making the biggest impact. Yesterday we traced Trump’s DOJ scheme to undermine California’s ballots and what voters can do about it. Start here. 👈 thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-big-p...
This Week In The Big Picture
With just under two weeks to go until Election Day, and with Early Voting well underway in a majority of states, we are in the final argument phase of the midterm elections.
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Paying everyday Americans to report on each other. What could possibly go wrong?
Voters care most about affordability. But Republicans in New York and across the country are running on fear. @toddbeeton.bsky.social traces the disconnect, why it happened, and what it means for November 3. lakeeffectflx.substack.com/cp/221221155
New York Republicans’ Closing Message: It’s the Fear, Stupid
Can the pivot to fear save the midterms for Republicans?
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Trump’s election disruption strategy is no longer hypothetical. The DOJ is suing California over unverified citizenship claims and threatening local officials with prosecution. The suit may fail in court, but its real purpose is casting doubt on the vote before it’s counted.
Trump’s Election Disruption Is Here
We now understand how Trump plans to challenge the midterm results. Together, we can make it harder for him to succeed.
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And they need your vote to do it. Don’t give it to them.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · yesterdayVivek Ramaswamy, Ken Paxton, Mike Collins, Roger Marshall, on and on - everywhere you look the most despicable humans financed by a handful of billionaires and elevated by Trump want you to give them even more political power to serve their interests at your expense.
Early vote data is in from Georgia, Virginia, Ohio and beyond. We broke down the numbers, the trends, and what it all means for November 3. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/2026-early...
What Early Voting Data Is Telling Us About The 2026 Midterms
While early vote data is not predictive, trends are already beginning to emerge
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What exactly makes a golf course “very unsafe”? Are there rogue sand traps that open up under you if you talk too loudly?
Early vote numbers are surging in Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio, and they are pointing in one direction. One we're not mad about. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
Our Wins Of The Week
With less than three weeks until Election Day, early voting is well underway in a majority of states and the turnout is surging.
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Meta took down the No Kings instagram; TikTok banned the Musk documentary account for supposedly violating its political posting policies. A reminder that platforms are owned by the wealthiest of people, control the means of media distribution, & put their thumbs on the democracy scale as they wish
The President of the United States is a traitor.
$158 million from one disgraced billionaire to elect one disgraced senator. This is what the Citizens United decision looks like in practice.
Trump gave Russia the green light to sell diesel fuel again to bring down prices for Americans. But the math isn’t mathing, and it’s raising questions about his real motives. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-dies...
Trump’s October Diesel Surprise
Trump gave Russia the green light to sell diesel fuel again to bring down prices. But the math isn’t mathing, raising questions about his real motives.
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Finally. The nation can sleep again knowing that crack has been dealt with.
The person responsible for communicating facts to the American public failed the bar and spent years misrepresenting her credentials? Sounds about right for this administration.
There are three stories this week that highlight exactly how this administration operates. We broke them all down. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/october-16...
White House cripples Ukraine's military systems. Trump's new press secretary fired. DOJ raids Ilhan Omar's home.
White House Tries to Sabotage Ukraine’s Drone Systems as Zelenskyy Resumes Attacks on Russia
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Failed bar exams, war crimes findings, ICE killings, a depleted military, and a war nobody voted for. All of it confirmed and enabled by a Republican Senate majority. The midterms are your chance to end it. Vote.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d agoWhen you see all these corrupt, ridiculously unqualified and incompetent Trump officials in action, realize that it is only possible because Republicans have the majority in the senate and voted to confirm them. The only way to stop it is to take that majority away.
Those who would rule without consent rarely announce it. They start by making it harder to vote. This Saturday, No Kings returns with a call to protect democracy by voting early. And even in the reddest corners of the country, voters are responding.
What Early Voting Data Is Telling Us About The 2026 Midterms
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